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Cherokee National Forest — USFS Adjacency (East TN) (TN)

Tracked preemption from the Tennessee overlay bundle.

Overview

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Effective
1920-06-14
Sunset
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Authority
federal_via_state
Scope
state:TN
Other Tennessee preemptions
Tennessee State Building Code — 2021 I-Codes via State Fire Marshal SBCOTennessee Voluntary Attainable Housing Incentive Programs — IZ Ban Carve-OutTennessee Short Term Rental Unit Act — Statewide STR GrandfatheringTennessee §6-54-127 — Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning & Rent Control BanTennessee Heritage Protection Act — Memorials on Public PropertyTennessee Agricultural District and Farmland Preservation ActTennessee Industrial Development Board TIF — Economic Impact Plan DistrictsTennessee NPDES Stormwater & Riparian Buffer — Construction & MS4 Permits

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

AND
  • parcel.adjacent_to_cherokee_nf == True

Preempted fields

2 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
review_typerequireusfs_special_use_permit_for_federal_accessCross-boundary access, utility, or recreation amenities require USFS Special Use Permit
base_districts[*].national_forest_adjacency_reviewaddviewshed_wildlife_water_quality_coordinationUSFS comments on adjacent land-use proposals affecting viewshed, wildlife corridors, water quality

Citation

Authority source
16 USC §§471 et seq. (USFS organic authority); 36 CFR Part 251 (special-use authorizations); 16 USC §528 (Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act)
§ 16 USC §§471 et seq.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/cherokee

Research notes

Cherokee NF spans ~656,000 ac across 10 East TN counties: Johnson, Carter, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington, Greene, Cocke, Sevier (partial), Monroe, McMinn, Polk. Includes Citico Creek, Big Frog, Bald River Gorge, Pond Mountain, Sampson Mountain, Unaka Mountain, Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock (shared w/ NC), and Big Laurel Branch wildernesses. No state-level overlay; preemption operates via federal USFS authority. Mountain Ridge / scenic-corridor protections frequently invoked at the county-zoning level (e.g., Monroe County, Polk County).